Machine for reinforcing insoles.



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MACHINE FOR BEINFORGING INSOLE S.

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No. 656,843. Patented Aug. .28, I900.

' A. E. JOHNSON.

MACHINE FOR REINFUBCING INSOLES.

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No. 656,843. Patented Aug. 28, I900.

A. E. JOHNSON.

MACHINE FOR REINFORCING INSOLES.

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A. E. JOHNSON. MAGHINE FOR REINFOBCING INSOLES.

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ALBERT. E. JOHNSON, OF BROCKTON,

ATENT MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE ECONOMY MACHINE COMPANY, OF SAMEPLACE AND PORTLAND, MAINE.

MACHINE ro aa amroaomo lNSOLES.

sPncIFIoATIoN forming part of Letters Patent No. 656,843, dated Augustas, 1900.

Application filed December '2 1899- Io aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT E. JOHNsON, of Brockton, in the county ofPlymouth and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Machines for Beinforcing Insoles, of which the following,taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification.

My invention relates to machines for rein- Io forcing insoles, and is animprovement upon the invention shown and described in Letters Patent No.641,863, issued to the Economy Machine Company as my assignee January23, 1900 and it consists in certain novel fear 5 tures of construct-ion,arrangement, and combination of parts, which will be readily understoodby reference to the description of the accompanying drawings and to theclaims hereto appended and in which my invention is clearly pointed out.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a plan of a machine embodying my invention.Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a front elevation.Fig. 4 is a vertical section on line A B on Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a plan oftrimmingcutters drawn to an enlarged scale. Fig. 6 is a vertical sectionon line C D on Fig. 5; and Fig. 7 is a sectional plan of the trimmingmechanism, illustrating a slight modification of the means for operatingthe shear-blade.

In the drawings, 1 is the base of the head of the machine, secured tothecolumn 2 and having formed in one piece therewith the plate 3, thecylindrical hub 4, and the ears 5,

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A driving-shaft 8, mounted in suitable bearings, has secured thereon thecam-disks 9 and 10 and the operating-wheel l1.

The vertically-movable bracket comprising 0 the parts 12, 13, and 14,the spring 16, adjusting-nut 15, the lever 19, the bushing 20, theforked stud 21, lever 22, link 23, lever 24, the cam-path 27, link 28,lever 29, cam-path 31, the lever 34, the fulcrum-pin 36, the slotted 5feed-plate 39, the stand 55, the elbow-lever 56, the link 57, the lever58, and the cam-path 60 are all constructed, arranged, and operate asshown and described in said before-cited application, except that thecam-paths 60 and 5c 27 arechan'ged.

The work-support 41 is arranged as in said $erial No- 738,963. (Nomodel.)

prior application, but has formed in its upper face a series ofconcentric annular grooves 32, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, to preventtheslipping inward of the sole when the fabric is forced into the angleof the sole.

Instead of the soft-metal plate 48 and the chisel-like cutter 61 of saidprior application I secure to the bracket 13 the stand 42, to the lowerportion of which is secured in a fixed position a steel blade 43 and haspivoted thereto at 44 the shear-blade 45, formed as shown in Fig. 5,which when moved about its pivot cooperates with the blade 43 to sever asection of that portion of the reinforcing material 65 which projectsabove the upper edge of the channel lip after said material has beenforced into the angle between said lip and channel and pressed into firmcontact with the inner surface of said lip by the downward and inwardmovement of the lower end of the presser and feed plate 39. The blade 45is moved inward by the contact therewith of the arm 46, secured to andmovable with the lower end of the pendent arm of the lever 56, andoutward by the spring 47, or said blade may be vibrated positively bythe action of the cam-path 60 by connecting said blade to said lever 56by means of a link having balland-socket or other universal jointconnec- 8o tions thereto, as shown in Fig. 7.

The operation of myinvention is as follows: The leather insole, cut tothe desired outline shape, channeled, and having its channellip turnedupward and a reinforcing-sheet of textile fabric firmly cemented to thecentral portion of said sole, is placed in position upon thework-supporting disk 41 with its edge against the edge of the lowerportion of the stand 42, which serves as a gage to 0 determine theposition of the sole, and with the upturned lip and the outer portion ofthe reinforcing fabric projecting upward between the presser-plate andthe shear-blade 45 on one side and the edge of the stand 42 5 and thefixed blade 43 on the other side, the outer end of the lever 19 beingdepressed by the operator to enable the work'to be placed in positionand then released. Motion being imparted to the wheel 11 in thedirection indicated by the arrow on Fig. 2, the first operation is tomove the presser-plate 39 downward upon the textile fabric and press itinto close contact with the inclined bottom of the channel through theaction of the cam-path 27 upon the lever 24, and then the cam-path 60,acting upon the lever 58, causes the lower end of the pendent arm of thelever 56 to be moved slightly inward, the lever end of the presser-plate39 being moved correspondingly inward by the action thereon of thespringrod 63, and the shear-blade 45 is moved inward until the lug orprojection on the movable end of said blade is moved out of the path ofthe push-bar 46 and the end of said bar 46 is in contact, or nearlyso,with the edge 26 of said blade 45, when said inward movement of thepresser-plate 39 is arrested, the sole being prevented from movinginward with said presser-plate by the roughened surface of thework-support. The lower end of the presser feed-plate 39 is then movedtoward the left of Fig. 2 to feed the work by the action of the cam-path31 upon the lever 29. When the movement of the plate 39 in thatdirection is completed and the upturned lip and fabric is fed into thespace between the blades 43 and 45 in advance of the front end of thecutting portion of said blade at 30, the inward movement of the plate 39is completed, and that portion of the upturned fabric which is at thattime between the blades 43 and 45 in advance of the point is severed bythe inward movement of the shearblade 45, the channel-lip and theupturned portion of the fabric being clamped between said plate 39 andthe edge of the stand 42 and blade 43. Then by the combined actions ofthe cam-paths 27 and 60 upon the levers 24 and 58, respectively, andtheir connecting devices the presser feed-plate 39 is raised and movedoutward, and then by the action of the cam-path 31 upon the lever 29said plate is moved toward the right of Fig. 2 to the point ofbeginning.

I claim- 1. In a machine for reinforcing insoles the combination of awork-support; a gage to locate the .sole upon said support, means forpressing the reinforcing material into firm contact with the bottom ofthe channel and the inner surface of the channel-lip and into the acuteangle of said channel; a fixed cutting-blade 43; the pivotedcutter-blade 45; and means for imparting to said pivoted blade anintermittent vibratory motion with a period of rest after eachvibration.

2. In a machine for reinforcing insoles the combination of awork-support; a work-locating gage; a verticallyreciprocating andlaterally-vibrating presser-plate constructed and arranged to press thereinforcing material into firm contact with the bottom of the channeland with the inner surface of the channel-lip; a fixed shear-blade; apivoted shear-blade constructed and arranged to cooperate with saidfixed blade to sever a section of the reinforcing material at each vibration of said pivoted blade; a cam; a lever operated by said cam; andmeans connecting said lever and pivoted blade whereby an intermittentvibration is imparted to said pivoted blade with a period of rest aftereach vibration.

3. In a machine for applying a reinforcing textile fabric to a channeledinsole, the combination of a work-support; a gage arranged above theupper surface of said work-support; a vertically-reciprocatin g andlaterallyvibrating presser-plate provided at its lower end with anacute-angled inwardly-projecting lug constructed and arranged to fit theinclined bottom and acute angle of said channel; means for imparting tosaid presserplate a vertically-reciprocating and laterallyvibratingmovement in one direction to feed the work; means for vibrating saidpresserplate in a plane at right angles to the line of feed of thematerial to press the reinforcing material into the acute angle of thechannel and cause it to adhere to the inner surface of the channel-lip;a fixed cutting-blade; a pivoted and vibratory cutting-blade constructedand arranged to cooperate with said fixed cutter; the lever 56; thepush-bar 46 carried by said lever 56 and engaging said pivoted blade;thespring 47; the canrpath 60; and means intervening between said camand lever whereby an intermittent vibration is imparted to said pivotedcutter-blade with a period of rest after each vibration.

4. In a machine for applying a reinforcing material to a channeledinsole, the combination of a work-support; a vertically-reciprocatingand laterally-vibrating presser feedplate; a fixed shear cutting-blade;a pivoted vibrating shear-blade cotiperating with said fixed blade;means for imparting to said presser feed-plate an intermittent verticalreciprocation with a period of rest after each downward movement; meansfor intermittently moving said pivoted shear-blade, and the lower end ofsaid presser feed-plate inward, or toward said fixed blade, in twosteps,

with a standstill between said two steps; and means for laterallyvibrating said presserplate to feed the work between the two steps ofthe inward movement of said pivoted blade and presser feed-plate.

5. In a machine for applying a reinforcing fabric to insoles, thecombination of a worksupport; a vertically-reciprocating andlaterally-vibrating presser feed-plate; a fixed shear cutting-blade; thepivoted shear-blade 45 provided with the lug 25 and edge surface 26; thelever 56; the push-bar 46 carried by said lever and arranged to act uponsaid shear-blade 45; the spring-rod 62 also carried by said lever 56 andarranged to act upon said presser feed-plate; means for intermittentlymoving said lever 56 about its axis in one direction in two steps, witha standstill after each of said steps, and a movement in the oppositedirection in a single step; and mechanism for imparting to said presserfeed-plate an intermittent vertical reciprocation, with a period of restafter each downward movetwo subscribing witnesses, on this 18th day ofment; and means for imparting to said feed- November, A. D. 1899. platea lateral movement to feed the work between the two steps of the firstmovement ALBERT JOHNSON 5 of said lever 56. Witnesses:

In testimony whereof I have signed my N. C. LOMBARD,

name to this specification, in the presence of JAMES A. VVOODBURY.

